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Comment on Can you recommend tv shows with themes of grit, endurance, survival under hostile circumstances? in ~tv
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Trade tariffs tomorrow and now US President Donald Trump is jockeying for Canadian water. Americans, what's your take on this?
What are your predictions for what will happen? What are the Trump supporters in your communities saying about a leader that picks fights with his country's friends?
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
kingofsnake Raising a child - it's really hard. I've also taken apart the first arcade machine I built and am in the process of building a monster. 4 screens, new PC, pull out wheel, Dreamcast theme, ARGB...Raising a child - it's really hard.
I've also taken apart the first arcade machine I built and am in the process of building a monster.
4 screens, new PC, pull out wheel, Dreamcast theme, ARGB addressable strips within and throughout.
Eager to get it done!
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Comment on Besides Shawshank Redemption, what films do you like that feature grit, resilience, endurance under hostile circumstances? in ~movies
kingofsnake It's TV, but I never hesitate to recommend OZ, the HBO prison drama that (I believe) kicked off Sopranos style tv before the Sopranos.It's TV, but I never hesitate to recommend OZ, the HBO prison drama that (I believe) kicked off Sopranos style tv before the Sopranos.
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Comment on library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access in ~games
kingofsnake Ahhh I love this. EGM has been blasting me with instagram ads for their hardcover history book and I've been tempted to spend the $100 every single time. Watching a bunch of people in their 40s...Ahhh I love this. EGM has been blasting me with instagram ads for their hardcover history book and I've been tempted to spend the $100 every single time.
Watching a bunch of people in their 40s talk about the same childhood interests that I share has a strange air about it, though. It really makes me reflect on how novel the 80s and 90s were for gaming, and what an impact it made on each of us who still pays an undue amount of attention to the hobby.
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Comment on Stream PBS and PBS KIDS free on Prime Video in ~tv
kingofsnake Does it dish out ads to your kids?Does it dish out ads to your kids?
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Comment on Interest in a new Tildes /~group?, ~Electronics or perhaps ~Makers? in ~tildes
kingofsnake Seconded. If it's not being used then adding more isn't going to change things. I personally don't know how to use tags/haven't used tags in the Three Cheers app and I'm likely not the only one....Seconded. If it's not being used then adding more isn't going to change things. I personally don't know how to use tags/haven't used tags in the Three Cheers app and I'm likely not the only one.
Maybe it's a communications blitz about how tags works? Which ones have the most activity?
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake Amen. One can always hope! To you, too. If anything, being a parent sure isnt dull!Amen. One can always hope! To you, too.
If anything, being a parent sure isnt dull!
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake Totally fair. I'm with you on the video game front. In fact, I'm building a four screen Mame machine right now so that she knows games from year 4 onward ;)Totally fair. I'm with you on the video game front. In fact, I'm building a four screen Mame machine right now so that she knows games from year 4 onward ;)
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake Haha - forget Harrison Ford or James Cameron's careers beginning in their 40's - The Greatest Adventure of Master Baggins is the high watermark we must aspire to!Haha - forget Harrison Ford or James Cameron's careers beginning in their 40's - The Greatest Adventure of Master Baggins is the high watermark we must aspire to!
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake (edited )Link ParentI'm telling myself that the decision to have kids will absolutely be worth it when we're in our 60s and 70s. Nothing looks familiar anymore, our friends are dying and we have this latent,...I'm telling myself that the decision to have kids will absolutely be worth it when we're in our 60s and 70s.
Nothing looks familiar anymore, our friends are dying and we have this latent, desperate need to belong to a world that no longer needs us.
I'm hoping that my kid doesn't just put us in a home, because we'll need somebody to help us program our neurallink to record Seinfeld reruns
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake At 40 with a one year old, I feel you. It's all routine, burning the candle at both ends and repeating it over and over. Not sure if you child is in daycare, but the first week we put mine in, she...At 40 with a one year old, I feel you. It's all routine, burning the candle at both ends and repeating it over and over. Not sure if you child is in daycare, but the first week we put mine in, she came home sick and well...
I never appreciated how screwy the sick kid situation was until I had to experience it.
As for male friends, that's interesting. I have the opposite - all of the dudes with kids want to hang and play video games, and to the contrary, all of my female friends have disappeared and just want to hang with other women (of which I am not).
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake Life's responsibilities always get in the way of a multi-day hobby bender. I miss it too.Life's responsibilities always get in the way of a multi-day hobby bender. I miss it too.
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake Well, they do say that youth is wasted on the young. I'd also like to add that unlike the Disney/Square Enix/everything instruction manual says, the the protagonist typical age of 15 to 22 is not...Well, they do say that youth is wasted on the young.
I'd also like to add that unlike the Disney/Square Enix/everything instruction manual says, the the protagonist typical age of 15 to 22 is not when you do the most adventuring, leveling up or god killing. No, that's false E3 booth advertising and his little to do with the scenes and characters actually included in the game.
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Comment on If eyes emitted light, could they still see? in ~science
kingofsnake Gnomes with mirrors behind your own sunglasses perhaps? Maybe the reason for starting a thread about such a topic? 😉Gnomes with mirrors behind your own sunglasses perhaps? Maybe the reason for starting a thread about such a topic? 😉
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Comment on Do you think stressful games are kind of bad for your health? in ~games
kingofsnake The flashlight dependence kept me away. I'd rather not shit my pants thank you very muchThe flashlight dependence kept me away. I'd rather not shit my pants thank you very much
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Comment on If eyes emitted light, could they still see? in ~science
kingofsnake Force dimension must be some deep comic explanation that I skipped over thanks to my Fox Kids cartoon diet of X-Men. I guess our answer is in the description of how the glasses work. Reflective...Force dimension must be some deep comic explanation that I skipped over thanks to my Fox Kids cartoon diet of X-Men.
I guess our answer is in the description of how the glasses work.
Reflective inner lenses that project the force dimension back in on itself where, some little gnome deduces dictates what it sees to Cyclops' earpiece?
I'll never look it up so I'll never know.
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake Hah - same by most accounts. I think that it's an important part of the lexicon when discussing the trans experience, but it's not a word that I chose for myself.Hah - same by most accounts. I think that it's an important part of the lexicon when discussing the trans experience, but it's not a word that I chose for myself.
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Comment on If eyes emitted light, could they still see? in ~science
kingofsnake I didn't run a search but upon scanning, I'm disappointed that I didn't even see one comment about the XMan Cyclops and his magic sunglasses.I didn't run a search but upon scanning, I'm disappointed that I didn't even see one comment about the XMan Cyclops and his magic sunglasses.
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Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life
kingofsnake New Game + is cool, but is it as good the second time around if you already know what's going to happen? Would it still be *your life * with those changes made? Cool link.New Game + is cool, but is it as good the second time around if you already know what's going to happen? Would it still be *your life * with those changes made?
Cool link.
It's great - those early seasons have some real flubby episodes, though.